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Common Ski Injuries #7: Thumb Injuries

We mentioned in the last post how twisting movements involving ski poles may cause injury to the wrist. Given the positioning of the...

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Could my pain be rheumatic?

Rheumatological conditions are problems based around systemic inflammation, rather than being associated with a specific injury or...

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Common Ski Injuries #6: Hand and Wrist

Another area that may be affected during a fall is the hand and wrist. This is usually the result of a fall onto an outstretched hand, or...

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HIERARCHY OF PREVENTION

Musculoskeletal injury is a complicated, multi-faceted process, and the specific cause(s) of injury will be unique to the individual....

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Common Ski Injuries #5: Upper arm fractures

Less common than the clavicle fractures and AC joint injuries discussed in the previous posts, a fracture of the upper part of the arm...

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Common Ski Injuries #4: Clavicle Fracture

We discussed in the previous post how a fall onto the side of the shoulder may cause damage to the AC joint. The same mechanism of injury...

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Common Ski Injuries #3: AC joint sprain

With skiing and snowboarding, inevitably there is falling! The next few posts will discuss injuries that may occur during a fall. One...

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Tokyo Living Podcast: Injury Edition – Ice Revisited

On this episode of the injury edition, Sam revisits the topic of ice for injuries; when we should and when we shouldn’t be using this...

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Common Ski Injuries #2 : MCL Sprain

Last post we discussed ACL injuries, the granddaddy of knee pain. Equally common are medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries. The MCL...

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Common Ski Injuries #1: ACL Rupture

The 3 letters of doom! ACL injuries are very common in sports, including winter sports. The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) is one of 4...

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